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Town of Manchester - Board Oversight and Information Technology (2018M-39)
… tracked and billed back to the appropriate fund, resulting in taxpayer inequities. The Board did not adopt information … Discontinue appropriating nonexistent fund balance in the TW general fund and central water district. Ensure … they planned to initiate corrective action. … Town of Manchester Board Oversight and Information Technology 2018M39 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/08/17/town-manchester-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2018m-39Town of Islip Industrial Development Agency – Controls Over Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs) (2014M-249)
… the Agency reported 89 projects with active agreements, 70 of which generated more than $13 million in PILOT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/10/31/town-islip-industrial-development-agency-controls-overAllegany-Limestone Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-129)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials effectively managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board’s budgeting practices … fund balance that was not used to finance operations and overestimating appropriations by $4.8 million (8 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/allegany-limestone-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-129Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects (Follow-Up)
… during inspections. However, highway bridges were not always inspected timely, including three with flagged … conditions, and the Department of Transportation was not always notified of red flags within one week, as … the initial evaluations and plans of action were not documented for red-flagged bridges. Key Finding NYSTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects-followMatter of Merton Simpson v. Department of Civil Service
… from 1996 to 2006. A similar test was utilized in 1996 for some open competitive titles. It was alleged that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/matter-merton-simpson-v-department-civil-serviceAlternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – State Police Plan
… Alternative Death Benefit If you die in service after you are eligible to retire, an alternative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsAlternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… your date of death. “Pension reserve” is an actuarial term for the value of your retirement benefit at the time of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsWorcester Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2022M-75)
… fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in each of the last five fiscal years by $490,000 to $1.8 … Real property tax levies were higher than necessary, in part, because surplus fund balance in excess of the statutory limit was maintained. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/worcester-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-75West Colesville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Board Oversight (2022M-45)
… it did not: Have sufficient controls or information to ensure all disbursements were appropriate and necessary. … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the West …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/07/01/west-colesville-volunteer-fire-company-inc-board-oversightNew Lebanon Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-30)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether New Lebanon Central School District (District) officials … to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether New Lebanon Central School District District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/new-lebanon-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-30Ripley Central School District – Financial Management (2021M-23)
… not develop and adopt a comprehensive written multiyear financial plan and did not adhere to the fund balance policy. … Develop and adopt a comprehensive written multiyear financial plan and adhere to the fund balance policy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/13/ripley-central-school-district-financial-management-2021m-23Watervliet City School District – Information Technology (2021M-34)
… Officials did not: Establish written procedures for managing, limiting and monitoring user accounts. Disable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/02/watervliet-city-school-district-information-technology-2021m-34Penn Yan Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-79)
… Key Findings District officials did not ensure that the District’s network access controls were secure. Officials … Enter into a service level agreement (SLA) with the District’s Information Technology (IT) service provider to clearly identify the provider’s responsibilities and services to be provided. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/09/03/penn-yan-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-79Cornwall Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-83)
… officials. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing system access that include periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/20/cornwall-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-83Marlboro Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-33)
… accounts. Officials developed a data security plan in January 2010 that included password security and user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/23/marlboro-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-33State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… significant revenue and expenditure projections in the 2020-21 adopted budget are not reasonable and other matters … and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTrue North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - Financial Oversight (2019M-206)
… the Directors had used School-provided cash rewards credit cards. Key Recommendations Take a more active oversight role … for those stipulated services. School officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they planned to implement some of our recommendations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2020/03/06/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-financial-oversight-2019mTown of Pelham - Information Technology (2019M-77)
… who routinely accessed personal, private and sensitive information. Town officials did not provide IT security … develop comprehensive IT policies or procedures. Sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/08/09/town-pelham-information-technology-2019m-77Poughkeepsie City School District - Budgeting (2018M-226)
… transfers with approvals are made to avoid overexpended line items. Reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance to … one-time expenditures, funding needed reserves, paying off debt and reducing District property taxes. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-budgeting-2018m-226Glens Falls City School District - Financial Management (2019M-12)
… Determine whether District officials effectively managed general fund balance. Key Findings The District’s reported … capital plan. Key Recommendations Use surplus funds as a financing source to fund one-time expenditures and reserves, pay off debt or to reduce District property taxes. Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/18/glens-falls-city-school-district-financial-management-2019m-12